[SallySmith]

There is only a few BP gas stations in the area. Are you passing them by when you need gas? I still don't buy gas at Exxon since the Valdez spill.

[redwitch]

I didn't buy from BP pre-spill and I doubt I will buy from them post-spill. They've never been a company I've liked -- their environmental record has always been dismal.

As to Exxon, it was a tragic accident and they cleaned it up as quickly as humanly possible. The fact the captain of the ship behaved badly shouldn't be entirely blamed on Exxon. Sorry, don't get that boycott at all.

[JUREK]

However it is NOT the fault the the BP gas station owners. I go out of my way to buy BP gas whenever I can. They are prevalent all over NW Indiana.
It is not in our favor to see BP go bankrupt. Then we the Americans will be left holding the bag. IMHO

[dillywho]

Originally Posted by JUREK

However it is NOT the fault the the BP gas station owners. I go out of my way to buy BP gas whenever I can. They are prevalent all over NW Indiana.
It is not in our favor to see BP go bankrupt. Then we the Americans will be left holding the bag. IMHO

The stations are franchises and boycotting will only have the effect of increasing unemployment and working hardships on franchisees when they go under because of this type action. There is lots of concern about Gulf Coast people losing their livlihoods.....what about the individual station owners? If BP ends up going bankrupt (which they probably will, anyway), the spill problem will not cure itself. Even after the well is no longer leaking, there is still lots to be done.

[Boomer]

The franchise owners. The fishermen. The homeowners. The oceanfront vacation spot and restaurant and shop owners. The banks that hold the mortgages on properties and businesses that bank on the ocean.....all those "creatures great and small"....so many things that have and can fall victim to this monster that grows arms and legs....

As I look at the big picture, I cannot even remotely consider boycotting.

Boomer

[otherbruddaDarrell]

I will continue to buy BP.
It is in everyones best interests to keep them strong.

[salpal]

I agree...the LAST thing we want is for BP to go out of business!!

[Pats2010]

I would like to boycott the go-gooders who forced them to drill in such precarious places.

[bkcunningham1]

Carmac the Magnificent devines, "Political Forum."
Opening the envelope, "Where is this headed?"

[Pats2010]

Originally Posted by bkcunningham1

Carmac the Magnificent devines, "Political Forum."
Opening the envelope, "Where is this headed?"

Now that I think about it, you are probably right. Boycotting is kind of political, right?

[RichieLion]

I don't boycott BP. I do, however boycott CITGO as I try not to give a penny to Hugo Chavez.

[redwitch]

Pats, the "do-gooders" (and I'm very proud to be one of them) didn't want deep water offshore drilling -- we flat didn't want any offshore drilling. If they could lay pipelines and underground cables from Europe to the USA, they surely could have laid pipelines that could bring the oil to the shore rather than get it from the rigs. That was the original goal of most of us do-gooders. This tragic disaster was always foreseeable (think Santa Barbara in 1969) -- offshore rigs are MUCH cheaper than laying the underground/water pipelines, which could have been laid much closer to shore and, thus, much more easily repaired. Put the blame where it belongs -- on the greed of those who wanted the easiest and cheapest way out regardless of the ultimate cost.

[Larryandlinda]

Originally Posted by SallySmith

There is only a few BP gas stations in the area. Are you passing them by when you need gas? I still don't buy gas at Exxon since the Valdez spill.

We're in agreement that there's no use punishing the station owners.
This was a huge accident, possibly/probably preventable, and like many big business, there were probably some politics and behind-the-scenes goings on that we'll never know - some fault with the regulators probable too.

BP=Bicycle Power
We're helping prevent further accidents.
Please think of the Bike People - in a way they can contribute to less drilling for Petroleum
and remember many are Brave Pedalers who deal with the Bad Passers
and other obstacles.
We're cyclists and though we pay the same taxes as others (probably more with a dozen cars and trucks, and several properties in TV and vicinity) we use a whole lot less of the Roadways, paths, and other resources and infrastructure built around petroleum powered mobility.

Look at all the extra space we allow the motorists - in parking lots, on the pathways, on the public roads.

Less noise, less pollution.....

Whether you're in your car, cart, or on foot, remember to show your appreciation with a smile, wave, or a nod.

Hundreds, maybe thousands like us came to TV for the great biking.

Serious cyclists are a very educated and affluent demographic. Just because they choose to produce a different and lighter footprint and get about the same way people have since they were toddlers on trikes, and have done so for over 130 years, doesn't mean they are just kids out playing.
They have good money - they buy big homes, they vote, they are very well educated, and they are concerned with health, the environment, and getting great value out of their lives and their dollars.

Tailwinds!

L and L

[Pats2010]

Originally Posted by redwitch

Pats, the "do-gooders" (and I'm very proud to be one of them) didn't want deep water offshore drilling -- we flat didn't want any offshore drilling. If they could lay pipelines and underground cables from Europe to the USA, they surely could have laid pipelines that could bring the oil to the shore rather than get it from the rigs. That was the original goal of most of us do-gooders. This tragic disaster was always foreseeable (think Santa Barbara in 1969) -- offshore rigs are MUCH cheaper than laying the underground/water pipelines, which could have been laid much closer to shore and, thus, much more easily repaired. Put the blame where it belongs -- on the greed of those who wanted the easiest and cheapest way out regardless of the ultimate cost.

If they let them drill on our own soil instead of over a mile deep in the ocean this would not have happened, therefore the "do-gooders" are responsible for this catastrophe.
Until they invent some other energy (nuclear comes to mind) we have to use petroleum products. We have over a hundred years of petro under USA soil. To do otherwise is pure folly.

[otherbruddaDarrell]

Originally Posted by RichieLion

I don't boycott BP. I do, however boycott CITGO as I try not to give a penny to Hugo Chavez.

I agree with you 100%
At least BP has thousands of Americans working here in USA.